Heather Nauert Expected To Be Announced As Trump’s Choice For UN Ambassador, ‘Fox News’ Reports

Fox News reported Friday that President Trump is expected to nominate former Fox & Friends host Heather Nauert as ambassador to the United Nations. Nauert, who had little experience in government or foreign policy before being appointed as a spokesperson in Trump’s administration in 2017, will replace outgoing U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

The news doesn’t come as a surprise. For the past month, speculation suggested that the former television news anchor was a “leading contender” for the role and may have even been offered the job, according to leaked reports after the two met in the Oval Office in October, but nothing official has been announced.

Additionally, there were rumors at the time that Dina Powell, former deputy national security advisor, would take the role, but she dropped out of consideration. Trump had also said that his daughter Ivanka Trump would be “incredible” in the role but said that he couldn’t appoint her without being accused of nepotism.

Nauert was a host and reporter for Fox News prior to joining the State Department in 2017, where she works as a spokesperson. If confirmed, she will need to tackle issues such as sanctions with North Korea and the U.S. relationship with Israel.

It is unclear whether Nauert will take the position at the Cabinet level, as it is now, or if the role will be downgraded to report to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as it has been done in the past.

Scoop: Trump has decided to pick Heather Nauert, the State Dept spokeswoman, as the next U.S. ambassador to the UN, sources tell me.https://t.co/M5pMK4NbuT